The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Prince & Sam Payne finished 865th of 1,159 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:28:59.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 0:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 7:10v median +1:20
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 6:30v median +1:24
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 6:45v median +1:19
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 6:39v median +1:14
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 6:35v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:30v median +1:01
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 6:31v median +0:58
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 6:33v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 662
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 662 mixed teams who finished.